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The Spectator
Saturday
Letters | 21 April 2012
Capital letters Sir: As Neil O’Brien (‘Planet London’, 14 April) rightly says, London is New York, Washington and LA rolled into one, which is unhealthy for our national politics. So I have a serious suggestion. If the House of Lords is going to be reformed in the next year, part of the reform should be
Portrait of the week | 21 April 2012
Home Abu Qatada, wanted in Jordan on terrorism charges, was held in prison in England again, two months after his release from prison, and Theresa May, the Home Secretary, said he would be deported to Jordan, although ‘deportation may still take time’. Abdel Hakim Belhadj, a Libyan commander, sued Jack Straw, the former foreign secretary,
The technocrats are coming
There was a time when the British could look upon the French, and their monstrously big government, with a sense of superiority: not any more. There is now a horrible similarity to our political predicaments. We both have political leaders who have failed to kick-start an economic recovery, in spite of repeated promises. We
Friday
The week that was | 20 April 2012
Here is a selection of articles and discussions from this week on Spectator.co.uk… Most discussed: Andrew Adonis on moving the Lords to Manchester. Most read: James Forsyth on the civil service coup. Most shared: Sebastian Payne on Michael Gove’s historical conundrum. And the best of the rest… Fraser Nelson speaks highly of Anders Borg and believes there
Wednesday
Transcript: Nick Clegg on the budget and the local elections
Here’s the full transcript of this morning’s Today programme interview with Nick Clegg: James Naughtie: Coalition government involves some pretty hard bargaining, some difficult compromises for both parties. You might think therefore that the opportunity of a local election campaign would be quite welcome, party leaders being themselves, talking to their own parties without having
Shelf Life: Perdita Weeks
The actress Perdita Weeks has answered our impertinent questions this week. Those who imagine her to be a romantic will be disappointed: she’s very practical when it comes to love and books. She recently starred in Julian Fellowes’ Titanic on ITV. 1) What are you reading at the moment? I am reading The Return of The Native
Monday
Just in case you missed them… | 16 April 2012
…here are some posts made on Spectator.co.uk over the weekend: Fraser Nelson says an independent Scotland could survive financially, welcomes the downfall of the wind farm agenda, and does not approve of Cameron’s trade mission. James Forsyth thinks Lansley might hang on and looks at the upcoming 1922 commitee elections. David Blackburn asks how serious is Ed
